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Tulong LLC Sponsors Friendship Bridge Through Repair the World(R) Clothing Sales

Tulong LLC Sponsors Friendship Bridge Through Repair the World(R) Clothing Sales

Published 09-30-10

Submitted by Tulong LLC

Guatemalan women supported by the Tulong™s donation to the newly formed Friendship Bridge Trust Bank

Cincinnati-based Tulong LLC announced today that it has partnered with Friendship Bridge by making a sponsorship contribution that supports a new Friendship Bridge Trust Bank, "Estrellas de Panca," in Solala, Guatemala.

The contribution to Friendship Bridge and the newly formed Friendship Bridge Trust Bank, supports seven Guatemalan women who will use microloans from the bank to support their businesses, which include growing and selling vegetables, running a small grocery store and weaving indigenous fabrics. Through the donation of Tulong LLC, these seven women are provided with the opportunity to create better lives for themselves and their families. Tulong, the parent company for Repair the World® apparel, donates a significant portion of profits generated from the sale of Repair the World® clothing to provide sustainable global development by providing livelihood training, employment opportunities, and by improving underdeveloped community infrastructure.

"We are very pleased to support these women through our contribution to Friendship Bridge," said Mark Heiman, one of founders of Tulong. "After 2 years of product and business development, we recently launched our business based on a triple bottom line approach. Our intention and business model has always been to generate social profit through sales of our sustainable products, which in turn will generate good works and sustainable futures for people around the world."

"Friendship Bridge is thrilled to partner with a socially conscious organization such as Tulong," said Karen Larson, Friendship Bridge's Executive Director. "Our missions are congruent, and we are so pleased to have Tulong's support, not only for the Trust Bank in Sololá, but also to empower women and their families in creating their own solutions to poverty. We look forward to a long-term partnership with Tulong through Repair the World® clothing sales as we strive to provide the necessary 'hand-up' for women in Guatemala."

About Friendship Bridge
Friendship Bridge is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that provides microcredit and education so women and their families can create their own solutions to poverty. Friendship Bridge promotes women's empowerment through access to education and capital; offers a means to self-employment and
self-sufficiency; and inspires women to become leaders and agents of change.

Friendship Bridge is rooted in the belief that when offered microloans, education and encouragement, women get the hand-up they desire to make a better life for themselves, their families and their communities. More information about Friendship Bridge can be found at www.friendshipbridge.org.

About Repair The World® Apparel
Repair the World® clothing is thoughtfully made from sustainable resources (recycled colored cotton and recycled polyester from plastic bottles). Designed using K2N recycled yarn technology™ Repair the World® apparel is extremely comfortable, unique, individual, edgy, and fashionable. Conscious consumers who live active lifestyles, want to promote societal change, and desire to preserve natural resources for present and future generations really appreciate that no new natural resources or chemical dyeing are used in the manufacture of Repair the World® eco-apparel. A portion of the proceeds from the sales of Repair the World® clothing supports global, sustainable development through livelihood training, by creating employment opportunities, and by improving underdeveloped community infrastructure. More information about Repair the World® clothing can be found on Facebook at Repair the World® apparel, Twitter @rtwnow, visiting our website, www.repairtheworldnow.com.

About Tulong
Founded in 2008, Tulong LLC is a for profit social enterprise that develops, markets and sells Repair the World®, Reparel™, and Sloungewear™ brands of eco-apparel (recycled colored cotton and recycled polyester) to retailers, socially responsible organizations, and conscious consumers who value sustainability, social action and social justice. Guided by the values of corporate social responsibility, transparency & accountability, and sustainable business practices, Tulong is committed to helping repair the world by selling comfortable, multi-use sustainable clothing where profits support global, sustainable development through livelihood training, by creating employment opportunities, and by improving underdeveloped community infrastructure. More information about Tulong LLC can be found at www.tulongllc.com.

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Tulong LLC

Tulong LLC

Founded in 2008, Tulong LLC is a for profit social entrepreneurship that partners with and sells Repair the World® eco-apparel (recycled colored cotton and recycled polyester) to retailers, socially responsible organizations, and conscious consumers who value social action and social justice. Guided by the values of corporate social responsibility, transparency & accountability, and sustainable business practices, Tulong is committed to helping repair the world by selling comfortable, multi-use sustainable clothing where profits support global, sustainable development through livelihood training, by creating employment opportunities, and by improving underdeveloped community infrastructure. More information about Tulong LLC can be found at www.tulongllc.com.

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